For years, the last Government faced constant criticism and attack from National that it wasn’t doing enough to deal with an apparent crime wave spreading across the country.
Now, the burden of keeping law and order in check rests with National and their coalition partners.
This week, Police Minister Mark Mitchell has had to respond to smash and grab robberies and a supermarket stabbing, but also faced controversy as the government’s promise to get 500 new cops on the beat in two years came under the microscope.
So what does the Government have planned for delivering on their respective campaign promises to get on top of crime?
Today on The Front Page, NZ Herald senior writer Derek Cheng joins to give his insights into what can actually be done at a political level.
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